class="apple-converted-space"> (86 °F).
These "winter" months are characterized by a dry, dusty trade wind blowing from the Saharan Tibesti Region southward to the Gulf of Guinea: picking up dust
particles on their way, these winds limit visibility in what has been dubbed
the 'Harmattan Haze'. Additionally, when the dust settles in
the city, sand builds up and desertification looms. Timbuktu's climate is classified as BWhw according
to the Köppen Climate
Classification: arid, with no
month averaging below 0 °C (32 °F) and a dry
season during winter.
